Fishing reel



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FISHING REEL Filed Oct. 1, 1928 INVENTOR oad/"(din I William dhakaa Patented June 30, 1931 PATENT OFFICE UNITED STATES mum! smasrnann, m or nmmzoo, mcmcm, assrenon 'ro smxnsrmn comm, or .mmazoo, mcnrem i'rsnmc nrznr.

Application filed October 1, 1928. Serial No. 809,578.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to rovide an improved fishing reel frame whic "may be ver quickly and easily assembled and disassem led.

Second, to provide an improved fishing reel having these advantages which may be assembled and disassembled'by an inexperienced person for cleaning or oiling, and when assembled is very strong and is attractive in appearance.

Objects pertaining .to details and economies of my invention will definitely appear from the description to follow. The inventionis defined in the claims.

A structure which embodies the features of my invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 IS a perspective view of a fishing reelembodying the; features of my invention. i 1

Fi 2 is an end view thereof, the crank staff eing shown in section.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail partially in.

section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectlon on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the locking ring.-

entary view on a line.

Fig. 6 is a fra corresponding to ine 6--6 of Fig. 5.

In the embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawin s my improved. reel frame com rises a p urality of pillars 1,1 and 2, 2, t e vpillars 2, 2 being base pillars on which the reel seat 3 is mounted. These pillars are secured to the tail plate 4.

The pillars are shouldered at '5 providing reduced ends 6 adapted to receive the inner head plate 7 and the outer head plate 8 which coact in providing a housing for the gear parts."

Theplate 7 is in the form of a flat disk having openings 9 therein. to receive the reduced ends of the pillars and is supported.

by the shoulders thereof as shown y Fig.

3. The outer head plate 8 has openings 10.

alined with the openings 9 and is provided with a peripheral flan e 11 abutting the outer side of the head p ate 7.

The face of the outer head plate is rabbeted at 12 to receive the downwardly projecting flange 13 of the locking ring 14. This locking ring is rotatably mounted upon a peripheral rib 15 on the outer head plate, the inner edge 16 of the ring being spun over the rib to fasten the locking ring. The locking ring has notches 17 in its inwardly rojecting flange portion adapted to be ahned with the holes inthe-head plates to receive is rotated the arts are secured with a clamping action. his is sufficient to compensate for variations in stock and the tolerance allowed in the manufacture of the arts.

The lockin ring is retained in its lockingposition y this friction and also by means of a detent pin 19 which is mounted on the blade spring 24 within the opening 20 in the outerhead plate. The locking in is spaced so that when the ringis rotate to locking position the in engages one of the notches 17 therein. 'Fhe pin has a recess 22 which may be brought into re 'ster with the ring to ermit rotation of t e rin locking ring is ver securely retaine so that it is quite unlike y that the locking ring should be accidentlyloosened when the parts are placed under clamping stress-so that there is no rattling or relative movement of bling and disassembling of the reel; the

parts ,are'simple and economical to produce and the structure is attractive in appearance.

I have not attempted to illustrate or describe The I certain other embodiments or adaptations as it is believed that this disclosure will enable those'skilled in the art to embody or adapt my improvements as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a fishin reel frame, the combination of a tail p ate, a plurality of pillars secured at one end to said tail plate and shouldered at their other ends, said pillars dered ends of said being adapted on rotation from such at one end to sai being recessed adjacent theirends, a head comprising inner and outer head plates having alined holes therein to receive the shoul- Vv illars with the inner head plate abutting t e shoulders, the outer head plate being rabbeted and having a peripheral flange engaging the outer side of the inner head plate and provided. with a rib, a locking ring rotatably enga ed with said rib and havln an inward y pro'ecting flan e lying in t c said rabbet of sai outer hea late and notched to receive said pillars wlien alined therewith, said locking ring cs1- tion to engage said recesses in said pi ars, a detent dpin mounted on said outer head plate, sai to receive said detent pin, said detent pm being recessed to permit the rotation of the ring when the recess is alined with the flange of the locking ring, and aspring to wh1ch said detent pin is securely mounted on the ,inner side of said outer head plate, said spring acting to yieldingly hold said pin in looking osition.

2. In a fis ing reel frame, the combination of a tail plate, a lurality of pillars secured d tail plate and shouldered at their other ends, said pillars bein recessed adjacent their ends, a head comprising inner and outer head plates having alined holes therein to receive the shouldered ends 10f said pillars with the inner head plate abutting the shoulders the outer head plate being rabbeted and having a peripheral flange engagin the outer side of the inner head plate and provided with a rib, and locking ring rotatably enga ed with sand rib and havin an inwar 1y projecting flan e lying in t e said rabbet of said outer hea plate and notched to receive said pillars when alined therewith, said locking ring being adapted on rotation from such position to engage said recesses in said pillars.

n a fishing reel frame, the combination of a tail plate, a plurality of pillars secured at one end to said tail ate and shouldered at their other ends, said pillars being recessed adjacent their ends a head compris ing inner and outer head plates having alined holes therein to receive the shouldered ends of said illars with the inner head plate abutting the shoulders, a locking ring rotatable on said outer head plate and notched to receive said pillars when alined therewith, said locking ring being adapted on rotation from suc position to engage said recesses in said pillars, and a detent pin mounted on the inner side of said outer head plate to project therethrough into locking engagement with said locking ring and to be disengaged therefrom by an inward movement of the detent,

locking ring flange being notched 4 A fishing reel frame comprising a plurality of pillars, a head member movably mounted on said pillars, said head member member and notched to receive said pillars when the notches are alined with the pillars said pillars being notched to receive said flange on the rotation thereof, and a detent mounted on the inner side of said head member to project through said head member into locking engagement with said locking ring and adapted to be disengaged therefrom by an inward movement.

5. A fishing reel frame comprising a plurality of pillars, a head member having holes therein to receive said pillars, a locking ring rotatably mounted on said head member and having notches adapted to be brought into register with the said openings to receive the pillars, and transversely disposed cam portions adjacent said notches to be engaged with said pillars by rotative movement of-the ring for clamping the head upon said pillars.

6. A fishing reel frame comprising a plurality of pillars, a head member movably mounted on said pillars, said head member having a rabbeted face and a peripheral rib, and a locking ring rotatabl mounted on said rib and having an inwardl projecting flange lying in said rabbet 0 said head member and notched to receive said pillars when the notches are alined with the pillars, said pillars being notched to receive said flange on the rotation thereof, said flange being transversely cammed to engage said pillars for clamping the head upon said pillars.

7. A fishing reel frame comprising a plurality of pillars, a head member having holes therein to receive said pillars, and a locking ringrotatably mounted on said head member and havin notches adapted to be brought into register with the said openings to receive the pillars, said pillars being recessed to receive said locking ring on rotative movement thereof, said locking ring being transversely cammed for frictional engagement with said pillars for clamping the head upon said pillars. 1

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, J 

